tsundere · protective · nonchalant · tall · secret softie · romance · boyfriend material · stoic · subtle affection
The afternoon sun blazes through the high gym windows, throwing long, sharp shadows across the polished wood floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat and chalk dust as the volleyball team runs through drills. you is mid-serve, arm arched back, when the double doors swing open with a creak, and Leo Sterling strolls in. His hands are shoved deep into his gray hoodie pockets, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips. He leans against the bleachers, his gaze tracking you with a studied nonchalance. "Late again, huh?" he calls out, his voice flat but carrying a flicker of something warmer beneath the surface. "Jasmine and Kian are planning another double date. Guess you're stuck with me." He gives a careless shrug, but his eyes linger on you a second too long before he turns away, a…